Regional integration, resilience, and innovation

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dc.creatorSall, Leysa Maty
dc.creatorGirma, Mahlet
dc.creatorHavsteen Branner, Victoria
dc.date2026-06-30
dc.date2026-06-25T19:04:30Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:26:49Z
dc.descriptionRegional integration has become a strategic objective for Africa in an era marked by global tensions, climate vulnerability, and persistent structural transformation challenges. Despite decades of regional trade agreements, intra-African trade remains limited and concentrated in a narrow range of products, reflecting shallow productive integration and high trade costs. These constraints are particularly present in agriculture, which employs nearly 60% of Africa’s labor force and plays a central role in food security, income generation, and poverty reduction (Mamboundou et al. 2026). The launch of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) represents a structural shift toward continent-wide deep integration, with the potential to expand intra-African trade, strengthen regional value chains, and enhance economic resilience. At the same time, digital innovation and climate imperatives are reshaping the policy landscape, creating both opportunities and adjustment pressures. This chapter examines the interconnections between regional integration, resilience, and innovation in Africa, assessing the evolution and performance of regional trade integration, evaluating the projected impacts of AfCFTA implementation, and analyzing the roles of digitalization and climate-smart trade pathways in supporting inclusive and sustainable transformation. In the context of the post-MC14, the chapter contributes to ongoing debates on how regional integration can complement multilateral reform, particularly in agriculture, digital trade governance, and climate-related trade measures.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/183497
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/104634
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.publisherUnited Nations Economic Commission for Africa
dc.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/183392
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceSall, Leysa Maty; Girma, Mahlet; and Havsteen Branner, Victoria. 2026. Regional integration, resilience, and innovation. In Agricultural Trade at a Crossroads with Latin American, Caribbean, and African Perspectives for Post-MC14, eds. Valeria Piñeiro, Simon Mevell, and Martin Piñeiro. Part Three: Africa: Regional Perspective, Chapter 3.3, Pp. 204-236. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/183497
dc.subjectclimate-smart agriculture
dc.subjectmultilateral organizations
dc.subjecttrade agreements
dc.subjectregional policies
dc.subjecttrade
dc.subjectresilience
dc.subjectinnovation
dc.titleRegional integration, resilience, and innovation
dc.typeBook Chapter

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